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Mar. 7th, 2012
Recently we have been watching...
Mar. 7th, 2012 10:35 amLost Girl - which you can think of as "The Canadian Angel", insofar as it's got a somewhat-brooding main character in a world full of different kinds of magical creatures, taking jobs to help people. The main difference is that the supernaturals are all "fae", which is used as a catch-all term for everything from werewolves to Baby Yaga - no vampires yet. The writing is fun, if patchy, the actors are clearly having a great time, and the setup (the main character is a Succubus, refusing to join either of the two factions who control all of the fae) gives them a lot of scope for different plots.
Once Upon A Time - The setup is that a bunch of fairy tale characters (Snow White, etc.) trapped in our world by a curse. It has some similarities to the comic series Fable, but only very limited ones. I'm only two episodes in, but this is very slick, sets up a good arc plot, and flashes back and forth between the fairytale world and our world nicely.
Both of them are worth checking out. Lost Girl is showing on SyFy, Once Upon A Time is coming to Channel 5 later this year.
Oh, and both are female-led, if that helps :->
Once Upon A Time - The setup is that a bunch of fairy tale characters (Snow White, etc.) trapped in our world by a curse. It has some similarities to the comic series Fable, but only very limited ones. I'm only two episodes in, but this is very slick, sets up a good arc plot, and flashes back and forth between the fairytale world and our world nicely.
Both of them are worth checking out. Lost Girl is showing on SyFy, Once Upon A Time is coming to Channel 5 later this year.
Oh, and both are female-led, if that helps :->
Interesting Links for 07-03-2012
Mar. 7th, 2012 11:00 am- Ken Clarke defends secret courts. I, of course, think they're an awful idea.
- 6 Things Rich People Need to Stop Saying
- Jews in Scotland may be disenfranchised by a Saturday vote.
Is there a reason why voting has to happen on one day? Give people a week to vote, with daily updates on the ongoing count!
- Kids born later in the year more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD
- Govt. agencies, colleges demand applicants' Facebook passwords. (And they can, frankly, fuck off)
- Dammit, I find myself largely in agreement with esr on Hollywood, piracy and the internet
- A man who informed police when he found child abuse images on his computer has not been allowed to be alone with his daughter for four months.
- How I became Amazon’s pitchman for a 55-gallon drum of personal lubricant on Facebook
- On Writers Block
- I hadn't realised that Gillian Anderson stood on a box for The X-Files
- Either be offensive, or don't be offensive. Being offensive and then pretending you weren't is just dumb.
- Rather than a mansion tax we should be sorting out council tax
- Romney vs Mr Burns - can you tell which quote belongs to which one?
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I have changed beyond recognition
Mar. 7th, 2012 09:46 pmI shaved earlier today. First time without a beard in, um, two years?
Julie keeps staring at me and making faces. Apparently she only recognises me if she holds her hand over the bottom half of my face. And I look waaaaay too young.
This is entertaining me more than it probably should :->
Julie keeps staring at me and making faces. Apparently she only recognises me if she holds her hand over the bottom half of my face. And I look waaaaay too young.
This is entertaining me more than it probably should :->